#André Esterhuizen

The Champions Cup gets under way this weekend, with the competition continuing with the format it adopted last year due to Covid. In this format, there are 24 teams in the competition split into two pools. Each team plays two sides, home and away, from their side of the draw. The top 16 sides, eight from each pool, will progress into the round of…

Harlequins and Marcus Smith will surely light up the Premiership again this term Will Harlequins be amongst the best in the league once again or will there be a dip? Quins have been one of the most exciting teams to watch over the past two seasons, but will they be able to keep up with the rest of the Premiership with only two senior…

Bottom of the pile last season but with Johann van Graan's arrival comes a degree of optimism that things will improve. At the very least supporters can expect more commitment than was shown in the humiliating defeat by Gloucester in April and in Chris Cloete, Dave Attwood and Quinn Roux, the South African coach has added some heft to his forwards.…